Join the Winter Reading Program at the Casey Memorial Library. Register online or in the library throughout December and January. Children, adults and teens can earn a prize each week for reading two hours or four books. The Casey Memorial Library is in Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-2716.

Through Tuesday

Wounded Warriors Family Ski Week 2013

“Wounded Warriors Family Ski Week-2013” is an opportunity for seriously wounded service members and their families to benefit from the recuperative powers of a week of family activities built around the thrill and challenge of snow skiing. Ski and snowboard instruction is conducted under the experienced guidance of the world-renowned Breckenridge (Colo.) Outdoor Education Center staff for people with disabilities and special needs. The week’s events include a unique marriage-and-family enrichment program. Optional fly fishing, sledding, ice skating and horseback riding experiences are available for the whole family. Interested wounded warriors can apply for this program through Tuesday. Selected families will be notified by Feb. 15. For more information and application forms, go to www.Wounded WarriorsFamilyAdventures.org.

Through Feb. 28

Enjoy unlimited golf with cart for only $20 to $24 (based on rank) at the Courses at Clear Creek, Building 52381 on Battalion Avenue at Clear Creek Road. Golf from noon until dusk (excluding weekends and federal/training holidays). For more information, call (254) 287-4130.

Sunday

NFL Sunday Ticket

Come out to Backbone NCO Lounge every Sunday during football season to watch the games from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free shuffleboard, ping pong, pool and popcorn. Various snack foods and drinks available for purchase. The facility also boasts 14 flat-panel, 42-inch TVs. Free and open to all, 18 and older. Backbone NCO Lounge is located inside Phantom Warrior Center, Building 194 on 37th Street. For more information, call (254) 532-1534 or (254) 532-1560.

Army Community Service will present a class at the library on having a Financial Fresh Start for the New Year. Learn more about saving, investments and debt reduction. The class will be from 6 to 7 p.m. The Casey Memorial Library is located in Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-2716.

Friday and Saturday

The Casey Memorial Library’s Preschool Storytime features stories and a craft on a weekly theme. Day cares and homeschoolers are also welcome. The story times are held from 10 to 11 a.m. in room 156 in the library annex. The Casey Memorial Library is located in Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-2716.

Ongoing

Commuter Van Pool

Need a ride? Join the Commuter Van Pool. Federal employees who participate in a mass transportation service such as vanpool will qualify to receive a monthly, tax-free benefit of up to $125 toward the monthly operating cost. They would simply need to ride 50 percent of their work days/month to receive this stipend that is provided in the form of vouchers.

Registration is required with the post program point of contact. A vanpool is a shared ride arrangement for five to 15 individuals who commute from the same home area or route. To sign up or for more information, go to www.militaryvanpool.com.

Jan. 17

Scrapbook your holiday memories at the Make and Take Craft night from 5 to 7 p.m. at Casey Memorial Library. All ages are welcome. Bring some holiday pictures or you can make the pages and add pictures later. The Casey Memorial Library is located in Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-2716.

ACAP events

Fort Hood’s Army Career and Alumni Program presents the following scheduled employer visits from 9 to 11 a.m.:

Today

First Command: Financial services

Bradley Morris: Various positions

Thursday

Dallas Fire Department: Various positions

Ocean Corps: Technical school

Cybertex Institute of Technology: Technical school

Austin Police Department: Various positions

Jan. 17

Build-A-Sign: Various Positions

Allied American University: Technical School

Airstream: Technical School

PEC Safety: Technical School

Contact Rose L. Thayer at rthayer@kdhnews.com or (254) 501-7463. Follow her on Twitter at KDHmilitary.

After 20 hours of travel, by plane and bus, I finally made it to Camp Casey, South Korea with the remainder of Fort Hood’s 1st Brigade Combat Team soldiers. For the next several days, I will be following the mission and daily lives of Ironhorse troopers as they begin a nine-month rotation in the land of the morning calm.